Audun Groenvold, Olympic ski cross medallist, dies after lightning strike
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Olympic ski cross medalist Audun Groenvold has died after being struck by lightning, the Norwegian ski federation announced Wednesday. He was 49.
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Groenvold won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games.
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'It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Audun Groenvold's untimely passing,' the federation said. 'The former national Alpine skier and ski cross athlete was recently struck by lightning during a cabin trip.'
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The federation said Groenvold was 'quickly taken to hospital and received treatment for the injuries he sustained in the lightning strike' and then died Tuesday night.
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Groenvold was a member of Norway's Alpine skiing team before he moved into freestyle and ski cross. He had one podium finish as a World Cup Alpine skier, finishing third in a downhill in Sierra Nevada, Spain, in 1999.
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He also won a bronze medal in ski cross at the 2005 world championships, and the overall ski cross cup in 2007.
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